Grimms, Wisconsin

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Grimms, Wisconsin
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Grimms, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°08′46″N87°54′06″W / 44.14611°N 87.90167°W / 44.14611; -87.90167
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Manitowoc
Elevation
260 m (840 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1577623 [1]

Grimms is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

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History

A post office called Grimms was established in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955. [2] Grimms was named in honor of a local pioneer settler. [3]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "Grimms, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Manitowoc County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 80.
  4. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1881,' Biographical Sketch of Thomas Gleeson, pg. 515